Dismissed, then detained: Immigrants face swift deportation after El Paso court hearings

Dismissed, then detained: Immigrants face swift deportation after El Paso court hearings

They arrived at the federal building holding nothing but a piece of paper that ordered them to immigration court, a cellphone – and sometimes, a sliver of hope. Some carry backpacks, knowing what’s inside them may be the only possessions they’ll have when they’re placed in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention – and eventually sent to some country they may or may not have ever called home. The migrants – arriving from places near and far…